The Democrats were projected to gain more seats than in 2006, the year they delivered what then-President George W. Bush described as a "thumping."
From the Women’s March to the Kavanaugh confirmation drama, here are the events that have shaped the 2018 midterm elections — and how they will reverberate in key races on election night.
How the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009 put leadership to the test.